Choi eun hee autobiography definition

South Korean actress (1926–2018)

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Eun-hee (Korean: 최은희; November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018^[1]) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s.^[2] In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok, were abducted to North Korea, where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at the U.S.

embassy in Vienna in 1986.^[3][4] They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.^[5]

Biography

Early career and success in South Korea

Choi was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, in 1926. Her first acting role was in the 1947 film A New Oath.^[2] She rose to fame the following year after starring in the 1948 film The Sun of Night and soon became known as one of the "troika" of Korean film, alongside actresses Kim Ji-mee and Um Aing-ran. ^{Film icon finally writes own story - Korea JoongAng Daily CEWI}